Detections
Analytics
MS15-116: Security Updates for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 86817
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Microsoft Office installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2015-6038, CVE-2015-6094)
- A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook for Mac due to improper sanitization of HTML content. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted email, to spoof content or to chain an attack to other vulnerabilities in web services. (CVE-2015-6123)
Solution
Microsoft has released patches for Office for Mac 2011 and for Office 2016 for Mac.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 86817
File Name: macosx_ms15-116_office.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 11/10/2015
Updated: 2/17/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011:mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2016:mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016
Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2015